Bear Lake, MI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$430,954

Cost of Crime™ for Bear Lake, MI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $458 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bear Lake with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bear Lake against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Bear Lake sits in the 47th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 47% of cities and behind 53%. The grade covers only Bear Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Bear Lake is 3.031 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 212 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 362 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Bear Lake, MI report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bear Lake, MI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bear Lake is projected at $430,954 for 2025, about $192 per resident and $458 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bear Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Bear Lake, MI:	$192
Highland Park, MI:	$1391
Pearline, MI:	$93
Michigan:	$312
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $192 per resident each year in Bear Lake, which is $66 less than the national average and $120 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bear Lake:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,391 per person, which is $1,199 more than in Bear Lake.
In Pearline, MI, crime costs $93 per person, which is $99 less than in Bear Lake

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bear Lake, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bear Lake	Cost per Bear Lake Resident
Murder	$164,571	$73
Rape/Sexual Assault	$135,900	$61
Robbery	$24,633	$11
Assault	$105,850	$47
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$430,954	$192

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bear Lake, MI

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bear Lake totals $1,782,232 ($795 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,213,187 ($987 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bear Lake, MI, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bear Lake Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bear Lake residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.643
Robbery	0.3491
Rape	0.9993
Murder	0.0390
Total Violent Crime	3.031 (C+)

Individual Bear Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Bear Lake is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bear Lake.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pierport, MI	B-	B	C+
Onekama, MI	C+	A-	C
Arcadia, MI	B	C+	C+
Norwalk, MI	B-	C	B-
Kaleva, MI	B	D+	B
Red Park, MI	C	C	C-
Filer City, MI	C+	D	B
Watervale, MI	A+	A-	A+
Newland, MI	C-	C-	C-
Brethren, MI	B+	C-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bear Lake is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bayou Gauche, LA	B+	D	D
Axson, GA	B	A-	A-
Erie, IL	A	B+	B+
New Melle, MO	B	B+	B+
Hinsdale, MA	C-	D-	D-
Houlton, WI	B	A-	A-
Hyden, KY	D+	C-	C-
Inyokern, CA	B-	D	D
Ironton, MO	D	D	D
La Plata, MO	C	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bear Lake is safer than the Michigan state average and safer than the national average.

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